Hurricane Hanna 2020

Hurricane Hanna

July 23-26, 2020

Above: GOES 16 GeoColor Satellite Image of Hurricane Hanna making landfall at 5:31 PM CDT on July 25, 2020.

Hurricane Hanna developed from a tropical wave originating near Hispaniola. The disturbance gradually became better organized and developed into a tropical depression in the central portion of the Gulf of Mexico on the evening of July 22^nd. The depression strengthened into a tropical storm during the evening of July 23^rd. This set a new record for earliest eighth-named storm in the Atlantic basin, getting its name 10 calendar days before the previous record holder, Tropical Storm Harvey of 2005. Hanna steadily intensified as it drifted toward Southern Texas, becoming the season's first hurricane just after daybreak on July 25th. It quickly strengthened before making landfall on Padre Island, Texas, at 5:00 PM CDT as a category 1 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (80 knots) and a minimum central pressure of 973 millibars (28.73 inches). Hanna weakened as it moved inland and turned west-southwest, eventually dissipating over Mexico on July 27th.

WINDS & PRESSURE:
For our region, minimal sustained tropical storm force winds were briefly recorded just after daybreak on July 25^th across coastal Jefferson County and adjacent coastal waters associated with the outer bands of Hanna.

STORM SURGE:
Coastal tides ranging between 2.00-2.75 feet Mean Higher High Water (MHHW), or a rough estimate of the level above ground level, was recorded between High Island, TX and the mouth of the Atchafalaya River near Morgan City, LA. Minor coastal flooding was noted, but limited to the immediate coastline.

RAINFALL:
About one half to two inches of rainfall fell across Southeast Texas and Southern Louisiana.

Above: Brownsville, TX WSR-88D Radar Image of Hurricane Hanna making landfall at 5:33 PM CDT July 25, 2020.

Above: Hurrevac track of Hurricane Hanna from operational National Hurricane Center public advisories.

Above: National Hurricane Center best track of Hurricane Hanna.

Listed below are post-storm reports and meteorological data gathered. All data is considered preliminary, and is subject to change at any time. Additional information will continue to be added to this page in the future.

Radar and Satellite Animated Imagery
(NWS LCH YouTube)

Radar Imagery:	Brownsville, TX	Corpus Christi, TX	Houston, TX
Radar Imagery:	Lake Charles, LA
GOES 16 Satellite Imagery:	4km Infrared	4km Visible	4km GeoColor
GOES 16 Satellite Imagery:	2km Infrared	1km Visible	1km GeoColor

Post Tropical Cyclone Reports
Brownsville, TX	Corpus Christi, TX	Houston, TX
Lake Charles, LA	National Hurricane Center

NOS Tidal Water Graphs
Eugene Island, LA	Amerada Pass, LA	Berwick, LA	Freshwater Canal Locks, LA
Calcasieu Pass, LA	Bulk Terminal, LA	Lake Charles, LA	Texas Point, Sabine Pass, TX
Sabine Pass North, TX	Port Arthur, TX	Rainbow Bridge, TX

NOS Wind Graphs
Eugene Island, LA (M)	Amerada Pass, LA	Berwick, LA	Freshwater Canal Locks, LA
Calcasieu Pass, LA	Texas Point, Sabine Pass, TX	Sabine Pass North, TX

NOS Pressure Graphs
Eugene Island, LA (M)	Amerada Pass, LA	Berwick, LA (M)	Freshwater Canal Locks, LA
Calcasieu Pass, LA	Lake Charles, LA	Texas Point, Sabine Pass, TX	Sabine Pass North, TX

M = Missing Data
I = Incomplete Data

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